The Motherload of Self-Care/Celebration/Bribery Lists

Here’s the ever-growing list I pull from when I need to celebrate…Thanks to Joanne Hunold and my Clubhouse-ers for their contributions!

…..the little things:

  • buy some stargazer lilies & keep them near my door
  • soak in a bubble bath with a cold glass of wine and a good book
  • savor a piece of dark chocolate
  • turn off the phone and watch a DVD, or make a marathon of my favorite guilty pleasure shows from my DVR (Bridezillas, What Not to Wear, Made, House Hunters) with a fresh bowl of popcorn (add some garlic salt – just trust me) and a glass of wine
  • sit in the park with the Sunday Times, an iced coffee, and the man I love while enjoying the weather and the multitudes of people walking by
  • if it’s warm, throw on a bikini top, grab a chaise lounge on my roof deck and read or write
  • if it’s cold, bundle up and go to the roof deck to stargaze until I can’t feel my fingers
  • spend the entire day in my pjs
  • take a power nap
  • don’t set the alarm and sleep the morning/early afternoon away
  • treat myself to a mani/pedi at a spa
  • indulge in a glazed donut (usually off-limits for me) without a smidge of guilt (but stop at just one donut)
  • shop for a new outfit from a store that is not a “discount” one (Marshalls, Ross, etc)
  • brew a cup of fancy loose tea, wrap up in a comforter, and watch a DVD, or Tivo-ed movie without multi-tasking (no folding laundry, etc)
  • just read a book!!! (again no feeling guilty or calling myself lazy allowed)
  • relax in my backyard
  • buy a new album
  • take a walk on the beach around sunset
  • have a beach day
  • see a movie
  • make a coffee/drink/dinner/brunch date with a friend
  • go on a date
  • buy a book that’s on my Books to Buy board
  • buy something from my wishlist on Pinterest
  • listen to my Positivity Playlist!
  • take a yoga class / do my yoga DVD
  • take a dance class
  • watch Billy Madison and laugh and laugh
  • go dancing with my girlfriends!
  • sing
  • write in my journal
  • read a trashy magazine
  • allow myself some guilt-free blog-reading time. aaahhhh….
  • listen to audio books/info products
  • take a trip to Lush
  • buy new yoga pants
  • eat a gluten free cupcake
  • buy new perfume
  • buy new stationery
  • spend an afternoon in a chair in a bookstore, surrounded by everything I wanna read
  • take an extra long yoga class
  • take fun time learning something new (Photoshop, ukulele, Spanish)
  • get a reminder item for my goal (like an empty frame when I was single, knowing I’d fill it with a pic of my future partner)
  • take a long walk with the dogs
  • go for an Ice Cream Break mid-day
  • rent a car and just drive
  • drink a mimosa
  • dance
  • play my uke
  • exercise
  • play tourist in your own city
  • cook a meal of your favorite foods
  • contribute to your favorite charity
  • watch the clouds / look up at the stars
  • paint / draw/ color
  • daydream
  • go to the zoo
  • write a letter

…..the big-ish things:

  • see a Broadway show
  • eat at a fancy schmancy restaurant I’ve been dying to try
  • buy myself something over $100 that I need but haven’t let myself purchase (yet!)
  • get a spa massage/facial/body scrub
  • rent a beach house for a weekend
  • reserve a room in a hotel within a mile or two from my house
  • take a trip to a cabin in the mountains
  • lunch or dinner out at an extravagant restaurant
  • splurge on a resort vacation
  • host a big party
  • contribute to your favorite charity

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